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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2018-5
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2018-5
Submitted as: methods for assessment of models
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14 Mar 2018
Submitted as: methods for assessment of models |  | 14 Mar 2018
Status: this preprint was under review for the journal GMD but the revision was not accepted.

A new tool for model assessment in the frequency domain – Spectral Taylor Diagram : application to a global ocean general circulation model with tides

Mabel Costa Calim, Paulo Nobre, Peter Oke, Andreas Schiller, Leo San Pedro Siqueira, and Guilherme Pimenta Castelão

Abstract. We introduce a new tool – the Spectral Taylor Diagram (STD) – for the comparison of time series in the frequency domain. The STD provides a novel way of displaying the squared-coherence, power, amplitude, phase, and root-mean-squared difference of discrete frequencies of two time-series. Each STD summarises these quantities in a single plot, for multiple targeted frequencies. The versatility of STDs is demonstrated through a series of sea-level comparisons between observations from tide gauges, and model results from a global eddy-permitting ocean general circulation model with explicit tidal forcing.

Mabel Costa Calim, Paulo Nobre, Peter Oke, Andreas Schiller, Leo San Pedro Siqueira, and Guilherme Pimenta Castelão
 
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Mabel Costa Calim, Paulo Nobre, Peter Oke, Andreas Schiller, Leo San Pedro Siqueira, and Guilherme Pimenta Castelão
Mabel Costa Calim, Paulo Nobre, Peter Oke, Andreas Schiller, Leo San Pedro Siqueira, and Guilherme Pimenta Castelão

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A new tool inspired on tides is introduced. The Spectral Taylor Diagram designed for evaluating and monitoring models performance in frequency domain calculates the degree of correspondence between simulated and observed fields for a given frequency (or a band of frequencies). It's a powerful tool to detect co-oscillating patterns in multi scale analysis, without using filtering techniques.